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System and method for service provider search

  • US 9,129,326 B2
  • Filed: 07/22/2014
  • Issued: 09/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for identifying in-home service provider availability using a in-home service provider availability system comprising:

  • receiving a service request from a user at an input/output interface comprising;

    a requested service type, a requested location, a requested quality rating, a requested skill type and a requested future in-home service appointment availability time;

    analyzing the request at a processor connected in communication with a data storage element and the input interface, wherein the data storage element contains a plurality of in-home service provider records, each record comprising;

    a service provider identifier, a service provider type, future appointment availability information, an individual service provider quality rating, a service provider skill type and service provider fee information;

    wherein the analyzing performed by the processor comprises;

    (a) identifying one or more in-home service provider records from the plurality of in-home service provider records have service types meeting the requested service type;

    (b) identifying one or more in-home service records from the plurality of in-home service provider records have future availability information that meets the requested future in-home service appointment availability time;

    (c) identifying one or more in-home service provider records from the plurality of in-home service provider records with individual service provider quality ratings and skill type that meet the requested quality rating and skill type; and

    (d) generating a list of in-home service provider records from the plurality of in-home service provider records that only includes provider records meeting all three identifications (a-c) above;

    presenting to the user via the input/output interface information corresponding to the in-home service providers on the list;

    receiving a selected provider from the user via the input/output interface.

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